Former Byker Grove and Doctors actress Holly Matthews, who shared a heartbreaking Facebook post as she spent her final hours with her husband, has revealed he has died.
Holly, who grew up in Newcastle, was married to Ross Blair, the son of ex-Aston Villa footballer Andy Blair, who was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in 2014.
He was receiving end-of-life care in a hospice, but passed away on Saturday “as the final whistle was blowing” for the end of the football.
Holly told the Coventry Telegraph: “On Saturday July 29, just as the final whistle was blowing for the end of Saturday... read more

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